Classical Ballet Ballets by George Balanchine: "Serenade. Prodigal Son. Ballet Imperial." World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
Schedule for Ballets by George Balanchine: "Serenade. Prodigal Son. Ballet Imperial." 2022
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky Composer: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography: George Balanchine
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballets of George Balanchine Serenade, Ballet Imperial and La Valse are presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® service standards established and provided by the Trust
Serenade
classical ballet in four movements
to music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Staging: Francia Russell and Karin von Aroldingen
Costume design: Karinska
Original lighting design: Ronald Bates
Lighting: Vladimir Lukasevich
World premiere: 6 June 1934, School of American Ballet, White Plains, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998, St Petersburg
Running time: 30 minutes
Prodigal Son
ballet in three scenes
Music: Sergei Prokofiev (Op. 46, 1928-29)
Choreography: George Balanchine (1929)
Book: Boris Kochno (after the biblical parable)
Scenery and costumes: Georges Rouault (1929)
Scenery executed: Prince A. Schervashidze
Costumes executed: Vera Soudeikina
Staging: Karin von Aroldingen and Paul Boos
Lighting: Vladimir Lukasevich
Premiere: May 21, 1929, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt, Paris
Premiere in the Mariinsky Theatre: December, 14, 2001
The Ballet of George Balanchine Prodigal Son is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® service standards established and provided by the Trust
The Mariinsky Theatre would like to express its gratitude to Mrs Bettina von Siemens for her support in bringing the "Ballets of George Balanchine" project to life
Running time: 40 minutes
Ballet Imperial
ballet
to music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Staged: Colleen Neary
Costumes after Karinska, realised: Tatiana Noginova
Lighting: Mark Stanley, realized: Vladimir Lukasevich
World premiere under the title of "Ballet Imperial": June 25, 1941, American Ballet Caravan,Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro
New production under the title of "Piano Concerto No. 2": January 12, 1973, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 13 April, 2004
Running time: 40 minutes
Schedule for Ballets by George Balanchine: "Serenade. Prodigal Son. Ballet Imperial." 2022
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